Great light & cloud emission captured skilfully,I like the POV & way you cropped it,and you could creat shot with excellent composition.
There is A nice perspective in atmosphere of this shot,on the ground & in the sky.It's great.
Also a fine contrast you controlled very well.
You did great,Dear Yves!

different from the color prints i knew from you... i like it a lot..eventhough i wonder if cropping a slightly bit of this huge sky would not make it more powerful? and maybe lighten it a tiny bit too.. however, it is a great photo;-)

Wonderful! This is a dramatically different way of presenting the fields and skies of France, without the lovely colors to which we are accustomed. Your treatment emphasizes the texture and graphism of the image. Very fine work Yves.

Again a photo to be proud of, Yves (well most of your shots are, but this one is a particular standout). The strong contrast and the b&w presentation really get the most effect out of this setting with the hayrolls on the field, topped by this supreme array of clouds in the early evening light. The vertical cropping definitely was called for. Well done, congratulations.

I haven't read the other critiques to this one, but I figure there are some "WOWS", and I'll just add another one - WOW :o) On nights like this one I always wonder why some days the sky is the prettiest thing you've ever seen and for no particular reason.
The compo is jsut the way it has to be, in oredr to get as much of the sky in the shot. I love this.

amaaazzziinggg composition... and i think doing it in b/w was a splendid idea. the patterns are stunning.... i actually stared at the picture for 5 minutes before i could even think of writing anything

Great cloud photo with the sun just picking out the separate cells of the stratocumulus. The roles of straw and the field occupying the bottom of the photo to give scale and a good baseline. The right subject for B&W.